Conservationists are celebrating the protection of 13 acres of land along the Myakka River in East Manatee County.
Manatee County commissioners approved the land’s purchase over the summer with $420,000 from the county’s voter-approved conservation fund. The land buy also expands Crane Park in Myakka City to 40 acres.
Big Waters Land Trust, a nonprofit that works to protect Southwest Florida lands from development, helped the county facilitate the purchase from the Theolla B. Cannon Revocable Trust…